| Lechia squamata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Lechia |
| Species: | L. squamata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lechia squamata Żabka, 1985 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Laufeia squamata (Zabka, 1985) | |
Lechia squamata, synonym Laufeia squamata, is a species of spider of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is found in China and Vietnam. It was formerly the only species in the genus Lechia and was originally described in 1985 by Marek Zabka from a single female, which was beaten from bushes in Vietnam.
Description
The carapace is orange to brown with a broad yellow band near the margin. The areas around the eyes are black, except for the front median eyes, where it is brown-black. The opisthosoma is yellowish with many grey spots. The legs are yellow with grey.
References
- ^ "Taxon details Lechia squamata Zabka, 1985". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- Marek Zabka (1985). "Systematic and zoogeographic study on the family Salticidae (Araneae) from Viet-Nam". Annales Zoologici. 39 (11): 197–485. ISSN 0003-4541. Wikidata Q107972123.
- ^ Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. ISBN 978-983-9681-17-8. p. 293.
External links
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Lechia squamata | |
| Laufeia squamata | |
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